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Inspired By Tim Duffy 2008 was a shit year for music. With the economy falling down around us, the music industry continued to crumble under the pressure of the internet…falling down, down, down and barely even pulling in a cent (or so they would like you to believe). Bands inspired by the few cash cows we have left aped and copied their way through records. Folks were led to believe...
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Chuck Berry Reviews

Band name: Two bands and a legend Label: Smalltown Superjazz Teaser: Two Bands and a Legend is one of the worst band names I’ve heard in a while. Rory Caroll finds out if their self titled debut album is as bad as their moniker… Pull quote 2: Two Bands and a Legend have chosen to force-feed ‘Louie Louie’ a steaming hot plate of jazz, leaving it to suffer the...
Venue: Thekla Social, Bristol Teaser: Col Greenwood reports from a Dan Sartain gig in Bristol. Sounds like man of the match award should go to the drummer Brad Wilcox who played for all 3 bands. Also, didn’t Two Tears release an album on artrocker a couple of years ago? Or am I getting confused? Pull quote 2: “On the slower songs (such as ‘Flight of the...
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Top 5 Downloads

  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...
  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...
  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...
  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...
  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...

Have You Read?

  • otherpeople - another Christmas song

    Otherpeople, who we featured a few weeks ago, have gone and released a bit of a twisted take on the christmas-themed tune. You can stream/download it over at their SoundCloud.
  • Capstan Shafts

    CAPSTAN SHAFTS are giving away 6 of their tracks for free on archive.org. Seeing as the 6 song EP, Cretin Flowers, is one of the best I’ve heard this year, you’d be foolish not to...
  • Pulco - Sketchbook season

    Unsettling looped harmonies, running water and breathy whistling. You never quite know what you’re going to come across in a Pulco record, and that’s part of its charm. Sketchbook Season...

Photos

  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.
  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.
  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...
  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  
  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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